Matthew Altamura, a managing partner at Garrett, Walker, Aycoth & Altamura LLP, represents plaintiffs and defendants in a wide variety of litigation matters including personal injury and insurance liability, business litigation, contract litigation, worker’s compensation, family law matters, and criminal defense. 

Mr. Altamura has successfully represented hundreds of injured individuals against negligent drivers across the state of North Carolina, and has also been victorious against a variety of large corporate defendants, including national restaurant and grocery chains, nursing homes, bars, major manufacturers, major motor carriers, hospitals, and an international chemical distribution company.  Mr. Altamura has returned a jury verdict in excess of $1,000,000 and secured multiple settlements worth over $2,000,000. He has therefore been named a lifetime member of the exclusive Mullti-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, of which fewer than 1% of attorneys qualify.  Despite these big victories, Matthew Altamura is equally dedicated to every client no matter how big or small their case may be, and treats each matter he handles with exceptional care and diligence. 

Mr. Altamura is admitted to practice in all state courts across North Carolina as well as in the Middle District of North Carolina Federal Court.  Mr. Altamura has also been admitted pro hac vice in multiple states pursuing major claims.

Originally from New York, Mr. Altamura attended The College of William and Mary where he double majored in Economics and Philosophy.  He then Attended George Mason University School of Law and was selected as a scholar for the EMLE Erasmus Mundus Programme in Law and Economics in Hamburg, Germany.

Mr. Altamura is married to Shannon Altamura, also a partner at Garrett, Walker, Aycoth & Altamura LLP, and they have two children.